Sony WH-1000XM6 / Sony WH-1000XM5

Sony WH-1000XM6: WH series · Over-ear

Sony WH-1000XM5: WH-1000XM5; colours vary by region: black, silver, midnight blue, pink and platinum. The later WH-1000XM6 is a separate product.

SpecificationSony WH-1000XM6Sony WH-1000XM5
Release year20252022
Driver30 mm Sony30 mm dynamic driver, closed back, neodymium magnet Sony
Bluetooth5.3 Sony—
Bluetooth profilesA2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP; TMAP, GMAP, PBP for LE Audio

About 10 m line-of-sight range; Power Class 1.

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CodecSBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3 Sony—
Frequency responseWired and on: 4–40,000 Hz; LDAC 96 kHz: 20–40,000 Hz

Over Bluetooth at 44.1 kHz sampling the range is 20–20,000 Hz.

Sony		Bluetooth: 20 Hz–20 kHz (44.1 kHz), 20 Hz–40 kHz with LDAC (96 kHz/990 kbps); wired: 4 Hz–40 kHz

The wider frequency range applies only with LDAC and high-resolution sources; over AAC and SBC the upper limit is 20 kHz.

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Impedance / sensitivityWired, on: 48 Ω, 103 dB/mW; off: 16 Ω, 102 dB/mW Sony—
Rated battery lifeMusic: up to 30 hours with ANC, 40 hours without ANC Sony—
Rated talk timeUp to 24 hours with ANC, 28 hours without ANC Sony—
ChargingAbout 3.5 hours; 9 V / 2.3 A with a USB Power Delivery adapter

Charge between 5 and 35 °C; use between 0 and 40 °C.

Sony		Full charge in about 3.5 hours via USB; about 3 hours of playback from 3 minutes with a USB-PD adapter

Quick charging requires a separately sold USB Power Delivery-compatible adapter.

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ConnectionsBluetooth; 3.5 mm audio; USB-C charging Sony—
WeightApproximately 254 g Sony—
Gaming audioGMAP support · firmware 3.1.5

Added by the 30 June 2026 update; requires a compatible phone and game.

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LE Audio requirementLC3; Low latency mode in Sound Connect

LE Audio is unavailable in the default Prioritize Sound Quality mode.

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Water protectionNot waterproof

Not designed for rain or wet use.

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Earlier software fix2.1.0: recording/playback in some iPhone apps and missing call audio

21 August 2025 release note; not a fix for every connection issue.

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Bluetooth and codecs—Bluetooth 5.2; SBC, AAC, LDAC; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP; multipoint (two devices)

Multipoint keeps the headphones connected to two devices at once. Google Fast Pair and Windows Swift Pair offer quick pairing. Range is 10 m.

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Noise cancelling—Active noise cancelling; Integrated Processor V1 and HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1; 8 microphones in total (4 noise-sensing per earcup)

Auto NC Optimizer adjusts noise cancelling to fit and atmospheric pressure; Adaptive Sound Control switches modes based on the environment. Ambient Sound mode and Quick Attention let outside sound in.

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Call microphones—4 beamforming microphones; AI-based noise reduction, wind noise reduction Sony
Battery—30 hours of music with noise cancelling on, 40 hours off; 24/32 hours of calls

Times are measured under Sony’s test conditions; volume and codec change real-world runtime.

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Controls and sensors—Touch panel on the right earcup; NC/Ambient button on the left; wear sensor; Speak-to-Chat

The wear sensor pauses music when the headphones are removed and resumes when they are put back on. Speak-to-Chat pauses music and turns on ambient sound when the user starts talking.

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Spatial audio—DSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio support

DSEE Extreme aims to restore high-frequency detail lost in compressed music files by estimating it.

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Impedance and sensitivity—48 Ω when on, 16 Ω when off; 102/100 dB/mW

The headphones can be used passively with a cable while switched off; noise cancelling does not work then.

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Weight and in the box—About 250 g; soft collapsible carrying case, 1.2 m L-shaped cable (3.5 mm), USB charging cable Sony
App—Sony Sound Connect: equaliser, shortcut settings, listening history, Safe Listening

Safe Listening tracks sound exposure against World Health Organization guidelines.

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